Erlenbach (Lauter)
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| Water code | DE : 23728 | |
| location | Wasgau ( Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany ) | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Louder → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source |
Löffelsberg near Oberschlettenbach 49 ° 9 ′ 1 ″ N , 7 ° 53 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | 272 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle |
Wieslauter in Niederschlettenbach Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '2 " N , 7 ° 50' 43" E 49 ° 5 '2 " N , 7 ° 50' 43" E |
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| Mouth height | 203 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 69 m | |
| Bottom slope | 7.6 ‰ | |
| length | 9 km | |
| Catchment area | 18.815 km² | |
| Communities | Oberschlettenbach , Vorderweidenthal , Erlenbach , Niederschlettenbach | |
The Erlenbach is a nine-kilometer-long watercourse in the Wasgau in Rhineland-Palatinate in southern Palatinate and a left tributary of the Lauter , which is still called Wieslauter here on its upper course .
geography
course
The Erlenbach has a main and a somewhat weaker secondary source, which are only a few hundred meters apart on the eastern flank of the 445 m high Löffelsberg . This belongs to the Wasgau, which includes the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the adjoining northern part of the Vosges .
Initially flowing to the east, with the main stream touching the residential area of Oberschlettenbach , the two source streams meet after two kilometers; the weaker stream flows from the right into the stronger one. The united Erlenbach turns south and passes the communities of Vorderweidenthal and Erlenbach . In Niederschlettenbach it joins the Wieslauter from the left.
Tributaries
- Wüstenborn ( right )
- Kleisterbach ( right ), 1.4 km
- Zimbach ( right )
- Eisenbach ( right ), 1.4 km
Attractions
- Wildlife Park, Lindelbrunn Castle
Immediately to the east of the headwaters are the Südliche Weinstrasse wildlife and hiking park and Lindelbrunn Castle .
- Drachenfels Castle
The Drachenfels three kilometers west of the middle course, was destroyed in 1523 because a portion of the rebellious knight Franz von Sickingen had heard.
- Berwartstein Castle
Berwartstein , which is still inhabited and managed today , once owned by the knight Hans von Trotha , who went down in the region's legends as Hans Trapp , rises to the left of the lower Erlenbach above the village of the same name.
- St. Anne's Chapel
Hans von Trotha died in 1503 and was buried in the St. Anna chapel just above the mouth of the Erlenbach. The chapel was commissioned by the nearby Weißenburg monastery and completed in 1462 to give the miners of the iron ore mine on Bremmelberg the opportunity to go to church. Badly damaged by French revolutionary troops at the end of the 18th century , the chapel was not rebuilt until 1908. Since then, it has been the destination of a pilgrimage on the last Sunday in July .